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TIRE HEATER.

(Application filed Nov. 19, 1901.)

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, UNTED' STATESI PATENT OFFICE.

VSILAS GLEAZEN, OF CASPER, VYOMING.

TIRE-HEATER.

Y SPZEGIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent N o. 701,710, dated June3,1902.

Application tiled November 19, 1901. Serial No. 82,928. (No model.)

To all whom it muy concern: 4

Be it known that LSILAS GLEAZEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Casperg'in the county of Natrona and State of Wyoming,

have invented a new and useful Tire-Heater,

y of which the following is aspeciiication.

My invention is an improvement in tireheaters such asdescribed inLetters Patent ofv the United States No. 681,213, granted tome August27, 1901, in which there are concentrically-disposed burners separatedby an interspace and discharging toward each other;

and the object of my present improvements is to provide a fender whichis adapted to carry the tire or work to be heated and which vis movableinto and outof the said interspace,VV

so that when the tire or work is removed the fender is disposed betweenthe burners and occupies the space previously occupied by the tire, thuspreventingthe burners from becoming extinguished by discharging`"directly against each other and by discharging their vapor so rapidlythat'the same does not ignite.

Withthis and other objects in 'view my invention consists Vin thepeculiar construction and combination of devices hereinafter fully setforth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a vertical sectional view ofattire-heater embodyi'ng my improvements.. Fig. 2 is a par,- tial topplan view of the same.

The general construction of the tire-heater l is such as i'sshown andspeciically described in the Letters Patenthereinbefore mentioned,

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the burners 12 'being annular in form, dis# posed concentrically, withyan interspace between them, and discharging toward each The burners aresupplied with the vapor of gasolene or otherliquid hydrocarbon by pipes3, which lead from a tank 4, which pipes are provided with valves 5 andmixersv 6. In the operation of the tire-heater the tire issupportedbetween the annular burners and is heated by the dames from theburners which are'caused toimpinge upon opposite sides of the tire. Anobjection heretofore existing to the said tire-heater is that when thetire is removed froml the interspace after being heated the escape'ofvapor from the burners is'so rapid that the same become extinguishedbefore another tire can vbe placed'in position to 'be heated. To remedythis eifect, I have for the tire and .which is movableinto and out ofthe space between the burners, so that when the tire'or work isremovedthe fender devised a fender S., which formsthesupport becomesimmediately disposed vbetween the t I burners and occupies thespace-previously occupied by the tire, thusipreventing the burner frombecoming extinguished.

-In .the form of my invention hereshown the fender is circular informand" comprises the annularinner and outer sections 9 10, which areconcentri'cally disposed, with a space of suitable width between them.Qn the said sections are secured bridge-pieces 11, which connect themLAtogether at suitable regular distances apart, and the ends ofthe saidbridgei piecesare upturned, as at 12.v The inner section ofthe fender isconnected tothe outer ends of a series of radially-disposed arms 13,

the inner ends ofwhich are pivoted to a suitablev support, here shown'as a cap 14 vat the upper end of a-stan'dard 15, that rises fromv thetank or reservoir 4t. A series of pulleys 16, which Icorrespond innumber with the arms 13, are respectively carried lby hooks 17, whichare engaged with and supported by the inner annular burner 1. Suitableflexible connecting elements 18, 'which are chains or wire cords, areconnected tothe arms 13,

asat 19, pass'overand engagethe pulleys 16,

and are provided with, counterbalancingweights 20. "The combined fweightof the lweights 20 is sufficient to raise the fender to the positionshown in'v full linesvinFig. 1 in the space between the' annularburners1 2 whenthe tire is noton the fender. In this position the fenderoperates tofprevent the ames from theV burners from'being extinguished,as hereinbefore described. When the tire, which is indicated at'ia,isplaced on Vthejfender, the latter is depressed by the weight of theytire and moves outof the space between the burners and disposesandsupports thel tire in the said space. The sections 9 10 of the fenderhave their lower edges outturned at points immediately above thefeedpipes to form notchesorrecessesinlthelower edges of said sections to'clearthe feed-'pipes when the lfender is lowered,"said feed-pipessupporting the fender when lowered;

I do not desire to limit myself to the precise construction andcombination of devices ICQ herein shown and described, as it is evidentthat modifications may be made therein without departing from the spiritof my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claiml. In atire-heater, thecombination with annular burners disposed one within the other anddischarging toward each other, of a fender adapted to be moved throughthe space between said burners, and to be disposed between them, saidfender having means to carry the tire, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a tire-heater having annularly disposedconcentrically arranged burners discharging toward each other, of afender movable between said burners, for the purpose set forth,said'fender being adapted to carry the tire, and moving out of theinterspace between said burners when the tire is disposed between them,substantially as described.

3. The combination with a tire-heater having annnlarly disposedconccntrically arranged burners discharging toward each other, of afender adapted to carry a tire, and yielding means to dispose the fenderwhen unloaded, in the space betweeltsaid burners, substantially asdescribed.

4. The combination with a tire-heaterhaving burners discharging towardeach oth er, of a yieldablysupported fender adapted-to carry the work,said fender when unloaded, being disposed between the burners and whenloaded supporting the work, between the burners, substantially asdescribed.

5. The combination with a heater having burners disposed opposite anddischarging toward each other, of a fender movable to and from the spacebetween the burners, andl counterbalancing means to support said fender,substantially as described.

6. The combination with a heater having burners disposed opposite anddischarging toward each other, of a fender movable to and from the spacebetween the burners, a pivotally-supported arm connected to said fenderand a weight to support and raise said arm and fender, substantially asdescribed.

7. The combination with a tire-heater having concentrically-disposedburners discharging toward each other, of a circular fender adapted tomove to and from the space'between said burners, said fender beingadapted to carry the tire, a support, arms pivoted thereto and connectedto said fender, and weights to raise and support said fender and arms,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SILAS GLEAZEN.

XVitnesses:

A. ROHRBAUGH, E. D. NORTON.

